Aggregation of live performances on an aggregate site on a network

ABSTRACT

A method of aggregating displays of performances into an aggregate site on a network is provided. The aggregated performances originate from at least one performance site on a network. The method includes the steps of selecting a performance criterion; observing at least one performance originating from at least one performance site on a network, the performance being associated with a link; determining when at least one performance meets the performance criterion; establishing an aggregation link to the link associated with the performance meeting the performance criterion; and providing the aggregation link to an aggregate site on a network such that the performance is accessible on the aggregate site.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. Patent Application U.S.patent application Ser. No. 16/882,748, filed on May 26, 2020, thatissued as U.S. Pat. No. 11,080,355, that claims priority to and is acontinuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/377,937, on Apr. 8,2019, that issued as U.S. Pat. No. 10,664,549, that claims priority toand is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/385,847,filed on Mar. 9, 2012, that issued as U.S. Pat. No. 10,233,347, thatclaims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/464,936, filedon Mar. 11, 2011, all of which are incorporated by reference herein.

This application is based on U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser.No. 61/464,936, filed Mar. 11, 2011, the entire disclosure of which isincorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to methods for displaying liveperformances on a site on a network, and more particularly, liveperformances satisfying one or more performance criteria.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Live performances are commonly displayed on sites on networks such asthe Internet. In particular, sites which enable selecting and viewingindividual performers from a menu featuring a plurality of performersare known. On such sites, for example MyFreeCams.com®, typically aplurality of thumbnails or other displays are offered, each featuring alink to a live performance by an individual performer or group of two ormore performers. A viewer of the site typically selects a performer byclicking on or otherwise selecting the performer's image, at which pointa window is opened on which the viewer is enabled to view a live displayof the selected performer. The selected performer, depending on factorssuch as viewer requests, viewer payments, individual desire to perform,etc., may engage at a given time in a performance, such as a dance,striptease, nude or semi-nude modeling or video chat. Such a performancecan commence subsequent to the viewer's selection of the performer'simage or other display, or can be in progress at the time the viewermakes his selection.

At specific points during the performance, the performer may perform oneor more desired acts. For example, at a certain time the performer mayremove one or more articles of clothing, such that the performer revealssufficient portions of her anatomy to be considered topless or nude.

Particular viewers may desire to view only those performers whopresently meet one or more performance criteria, such as performingwhile topless or nude.

A need exists for a method that enables a viewer of a site on a network,such as the Internet, to select and view only performances that meet oneor more desired performance criteria, without having to viewnon-compliant performances.

A need also exists for a method for marketing a performer whoseperformance meets one or more performance criteria.

SUMMARY OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there isprovided a method of aggregating access to displays of performances intoan aggregate site on a network, the performances originating from atleast one performance site on a network. The method includes the stepsof: selecting one or more performance criteria; observing at least oneperformance originating from at least one performance site on a network,the performance being associated with a link; determining when at leastone performance meets the performance criterion or criteria;establishing an aggregation link to the link associated with theperformance meeting the performance criterion or criteria; and providingthe aggregation link to an aggregate site on a network such that theperformance is accessible on or via the aggregate site.

Access to the performance on the aggregate site can, in variousparticular embodiments, be indirect or direct. Thus, the aggregate sitecan provide indirect access, via thumbnail photos of the performers, ornumbers, symbols, or other abstract indicia of the performers; or directaccess, via mini-views of the actual performances in progress. Indirectaccess can be obtained by activating a thumbnail or other abstractindicium (such as via a mouse- or touchpad-click). In some embodiments,access to the live performance meeting the one or more performancecriteria may be effectuated from the aggregate site through a pluralityof links which must be sequentially engaged (such as, for example, alink from the aggregate site to a thumbnail link displayed on a website,which when engaged then provides access to a live performance complyingwith the one or more selected performance criteria). Direct access canbe further modified by, e.g., clicking on a “mini-view” thumbnail oflive performance in order to access an enlarged or full-screen view ofthe performance.

Performances can be aggregated from a variety of performance sites, invarious particular embodiments of the inventive method. According tosome embodiments, links are established in the aggregate site tospecific performances meeting the performance criteria (or display linksthereto) displayed on one or more sites that afford access to aplurality of performances, such as MyFreeCams.com® (www.myfreecams.com),Live Jasmine® (www.livejasmine.com), etc. According to otherembodiments, links are established to performances displayed on sitesmaintained, operated or utilized by individual live cam performers whichfeature a single live cam performer. According to still otherembodiments, links to combinations of two or more of the foregoing typesof sites are established.

In some preferred embodiments the aggregated links to performances(e.g., thumbnail links or other indicia links to performances, or “miniviews” displaying the live performance in progress) displayed on theaggregation site can be made to appear in a “tube-site” fashion (such asthat displayed at www.pomtube.com or www.tube8.com) whereby a user isprovided with a plurality of selectable mini-view displays ofperformances in progress or other indicia links to performances ofperformers who meet the criteria such as being nude or semi-nude at thetime of the presentation of the selectable displayed performances orother indicia links to performances. Such dynamic aggregatedpresentation of accessibility to such performances thereby provides to auser a fast and efficient means of finding and accessing performancesthat meet a particular criteria or plurality of criteria, such asperformers that are performing “nude now” without the need to manuallyclick on a large number of thumbnail links to performances that may ormay not meet the performance criterion or criteria (such as is presentlythe case regarding websites such as MyFreeCams.com®). In some furtherembodiments, where the dynamic aggregated presentation of accessibilityto such performances includes the aggregation of accessibility toperformances meeting a criterion or plurality or criteria to or througha plurality of websites that present an aggregation of selectableaccessibility to performances (such as a plurality of “live-cam”websites such MyFreeCams.com®, Live Jasmine®, etc.), individual sites(such as individual performer “live-cam” sites), or a combinationthereof, which may or may not meet the criteria, the present inventionprovides the user with a means of more quickly locating and accessingperformances that meet the criterion or plurality of criteria.

Observation or evaluation of the performances to determine if theperformances meet the criterion or plurality of criteria according tospecific embodiments of the foregoing method are carried out by one ormore human observers, who access performance sites via a network, viewone or more performances, and determine when selected performancecriterion or criteria are met. According to alternative embodiments,some or all of the observation or evaluation functions to determine ifthe performances meet the performance criterion or plurality ofperformance criteria are automatically carried out by one or more botsor one or more other automated means. According to alternativeembodiments, some or all of the observation functions to determine ifthe performances meet the criterion or plurality of criteria are carriedout in part by one or more humans and in part by one or more bots or oneor more other automated means.

Alternative methods according to the present invention afford directlinkage from a performer's performance site to an aggregate site. Thus,in accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there isprovided a method of aggregating displays of performances into anaggregate site on a network, the performances originating from at leastone performance site on a network. The method includes the steps of:selecting a performance criterion; providing at least one performanceoriginating from at least one performance site on a network, theperformance being associated with a link; establishing an aggregationlink to the link associated with the performance when a performer in theperformance determines that the performance meets or will meet theperformance criterion; and providing the aggregation link to anaggregate site on a network such that the performance is accessible onthe aggregate site. In more specific embodiments, the performerdetermines that the performance meets, or will at a time in the futuremeet within a specified time interval, the performance criterion orcriteria. It is to be understood that one or more of the steps above maybe performed by one or more humans, one or more automated means or acombination thereof.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent to those skilled in the art from the preceding and thefollowing detailed description. It is to be understood, however, thatthe detailed description and specific examples, while indicatingpreferred embodiments of the present invention, are given by way ofillustration and not limitation. Many changes and modifications withinthe scope of the present invention may be made without departing fromthe spirit thereof, and the invention includes all such modifications.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention may be more readily understood by referring to theaccompanying drawings in which

FIGS. 1A-C are illustrations of a monitoring site that monitors one ormore sites (as shown, two sites) that feature live performances by humanperformers, and an aggregate site that displays only such performancesas satisfy a performance criterion. FIG. 1A illustrates an initial stateof a display at time T1 in which thumbnails, numbers, symbols or otherabstract indicia associated with various performers are presented fordetermination of compliance with a performance criterion. FIG. 1Billustrates a subsequent state at time T2 in which compliantperformances are identified. FIG. 1C illustrates the aggregation ofcompliant performances into the aggregate site, where each complaintperformance is made available for viewing by a user over a network.

FIGS. 2A-C are illustrations of a subsequent selection procedure inwhich one or more performances compliant at time T2 (FIG. 2A) becomenon-compliant at time T3, while other previously non-compliantperformances become compliant (FIG. 2B). Non-compliant performances arethen removed from the aggregate site, while the newly-compliantperformances are added to the aggregate site (FIG. 2C).

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of thedrawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

As employed herein, the term “aggregate site” denotes a site on anetwork at which a plurality of displays are provided, with the displaysbeing directed to the aggregate site from one or more sites on whichperformances are initially displayed, or are made available by link(e.g., via activation of a thumbnail, number, symbol or other abstractindicium associated with a performer). In some preferred embodiments,such displays are associated with or contain links to the performancesthat meet the performance criterion or criteria, such that engagement ofthe link by clicking on the display will cause a user's web browser toconnect with the performance that complies with the performancecriterion or criteria or a link to the performance that meets theperformance criterion or criteria. In some embodiments, the display ofthumbnail displays of live performances meeting one or more criteria, oriconic links to such performances, or iconic links to links to suchperformances can be aggregated to appear a grid-like display similar to“tube sites” that display thumbnail display links to recorded content.

Referring to FIGS. 1A-C, display 10 provides access to one or moreperformance sites offering multiple windows 12 each featuring athumbnail, number, symbol or other abstract indicium associated with aperformer. As shown, performance sites 20A and 20B offer multiplewindows featuring such indicia associated with performers A1-A6, B1-B6.At time T1, aggregate site 30 initially displays a plurality of blankwindows 32 (see FIG. 1A).

A human observer of display 10 selects one or more individual performersfor viewing, and activates the thumbnail or other indicium associatedwith the selected performer(s) in order to view their performances. Asillustrated, the human observer observes at time T2 that performers A1,A4, A6, B1 and B5 now meet a performance criterion. In particularembodiments, the performers are human females who have removed clothingsufficient to be considered topless, or nude, and thus to comply withthe performance criterion of being topless or nude. In FIG. 1B, thehuman observer selects windows 12 displaying performers A1, A4, A6, B1and B5 engaged in performances compliant with the performance criterion(indicated by dots adjacent each selected window in the exemplaryillustration of FIG. 1B, although such displays are optional). The humanobserver then establishes an aggregation link from the link associatedwith performances A1, A4, A6, B1 and B5, and provides the aggregationlinks so established to aggregate site 30, such that each selectedperformer is displayed at time T2+ in an open window 32 of aggregatesite 30 (FIG. 1C).

Aggregate site 30 is made available to one or more human viewers over anetwork, such as the Internet or any other wide-area or local network.Thus, a human viewer of aggregate site 30 is enabled to view only thedesired compliant performances, i.e., the performances that meet theperformance criterion, without having to search through non-compliantperformances before locating a compliant performance. In the foregoingparticular embodiments, the human viewer is thus enabled to view onlythose performers who are presently topless or nude.

According to particular embodiments, aggregate site 30 is monitored,randomly, periodically or continually, in order to ensure thatperformance provided on aggregate site 30 meet the site's performancecriterion (or criteria). Referring to FIGS. 2A-C, performers A1, A4, A6,B1 and B5 from performance sites 20A, 20B, respectively, are displayedon aggregate site 30 at time T2+ (FIG. 2A). At time T3, a human observer(who can be, in various embodiments, the same observer who initiallyestablished aggregation links to the various compliant performances, ora different observer) observes that performer A1 now does not meet theaforementioned performance criterion, while performers A2 and A3 nowmeet the performance criterion. Thus, performers A2, A3, A4, A6, B1 andB5 meet the performance criterion at time T3. The human observer thusdeletes the aggregation link to performer A1 from the window 32 inaggregate site 30, and replaces that aggregation link with anaggregation link to performer A2. The human observer also establishes anaggregation link to performer A3 and provides the aggregation link toopen window 32 in aggregate site 30 to provide an up-dated display onaggregate site 30 at time T3+ (FIG. 2C). At subsequent times, asperformers cease to meet the performance criterion, displays of theirperformances are removed from aggregate site 30; likewise, as newperformers meet the performance criterion, displays of theirperformances are added to aggregate site 30 as window space permits.

Alternative procedures for ensuring the removal of performances that nolonger comply with selected performance criteria are provided in furtherparticular embodiments. According to certain embodiments, aggregationlinks are periodically or randomly disconnected. For example, in veryspecific embodiments, some or all aggregation links are subject to“automatic time-out” after a pre-determined time interval, such as 15 or30 minutes, or alternatively, after a randomly determined time (whichmay include a minimum time, such as 10 minutes, and arandomly-determined additional time). According to certain otherembodiments, disconnection takes place when a previous video display isreplaced (e.g., by a performer herself) with a display recognized as nolonger meeting the performance criterion. Such displays include, forexample, messages indicating that the performance is no longeraccessible to viewers generally, such as “I'm in a private show now”. Insome further embodiments, the data comprising a display such as oneindicating “I'm in a private show now” is recognized by automated means.In still further embodiments the disconnection of the links and/ortermination of the display on the aggregation site is effectuated byautomated means. According to further embodiments, disconnection takesplace when the displayed performance includes insufficient indicationsof compliance with performance criteria. For example, the displayedperformance may no longer exhibit a sufficient display of skin tone toensure that the performer is topless or nude. Such insufficiency can berecognized, in some specific embodiments, by a human observer asmentioned above, or alternatively, by feature recognition software.

Certain very specific embodiments of methods according to the inventionemploy bots to perform some or all of the functions of a human observeror observers, for example by sequentially evaluating performances andapplying pattern-recognition software to determine, e.g., the extent ofskin exposure, or satisfaction of other performance criteria such aspresence of an audio stream, live video transmission, hapitc datastream, etc.

The foregoing embodiments employ one or more human observers orautomated means to monitor one or more performance sites featuring aplurality of human performers and add, or delete, links to theirperformances or links to display links to their performances, to anaggregate site depending upon their compliance or non-compliance withone or more performance criteria. In an alternative embodiment, one ormore performers on a performance site or sites desire to increase theviewership potential of their performances. In particular embodiments,when a performer meets, or anticipates meeting, a performance criterion(such as removal of some or all clothing) associated with a particularaggregate site, and desires to have her performance added to anaggregate site, the performer herself provides notice to the aggregatesite of her compliance with the performance criterion. In certainspecific embodiments, the performer provides a signal to, or otherwiseinforms, the aggregate site indicating that compliance with theperformance criterion is immediately imminent or currently in progress,and thus that she desires immediate addition of a display link to herperformance to the aggregate site. In other specific embodiments, theperformer provides notice to the aggregate site that compliance with theperformance criterion will occur within a specified time interval or atone or more specified times. For example, the performer might providenotice to the aggregate site that she is one minute away from compliancewith the performance criterion, at which point she desires that adisplay link to her performance be added to the aggregate site.

The performer can contact the aggregate site by any desired means, e.g.,by activating a tab, button or other feature on an appropriate menu orother display provided by the aggregate site (or alternately a thirdparty with which the aggregate site is affiliated) to the performer'scomputer via the network; or by alternative means such as personalcommunication with a human monitor providing aggregation links to theaggregate site as described above. For example, the performer may beprovided with functionality on the performer's computer that enables theperformer to click on a displayed a button icon (such as one that says“Add to Nude Now Website”, which when clicked by the performer sends asignal to the aggregation site instructing one or more aggregation sitecomputers to establish a link to the performers performance computer andto add a display link to the aggregation site such that a user viewingthe aggregation site on his or her computer would be provided with themeans to click on the display link to access the performance of theperformer. In some preferred embodiments, the signal from the performerto be added to the aggregation site is performed by an assistant orother third-party from the assistant or other third party's computerprovided with such signaling functionality or by an automated means asdescribed above where by the meeting of the performance criterion orcriteria is detected by automated means. Once the aggregate site isnotified of the compliance, the aggregate site (via, e.g., a humanmonitor, an application maintained by the aggregate site, or otherdesired means) establishes an aggregation link as described above, andprovides the aggregation link to the aggregate site in order to affordaccess to the performer's performance in an available window or via adisplayed link on the aggregate site.

The foregoing embodiment employs one or more human observers to monitorone or more performance sites featuring a plurality of human performersand add, or delete, links to their performances to an aggregate sitedepending upon their compliance or non-compliance with one or moreperformance criteria. In an alternative embodiment, one or moreperformers on a performance site or sites desire to increase theviewership potential of their performances. In particular embodiments,when a performer meets, or anticipates meeting, a performance criterion(such as removal of some or all clothing) associated with a particularaggregate site, and desires to have her performance added to anaggregate site, the performer herself provides notice to the aggregatesite of her compliance with the performance criterion. In certainspecific embodiments, the performer provides a signal to, or otherwiseinforms, the aggregate site indicating that compliance with theperformance criterion is immediately imminent or currently in progress,and thus that she desires immediate addition of her performance to theaggregate site. In other specific embodiments, the performer providesnotice to the aggregate site that compliance with the performancecriterion will occur within a specified time interval. For example, theperformer might provide notice to the aggregate site that she is oneminute away from compliance with the performance criterion, at whichpoint she desires that her performance be added to the aggregate site.

The performer can contact the aggregate site by any desired means, e.g.,by activating a tab, button or other feature on an appropriate menu orother display provided by the aggregate site (or alternately a thirdparty with which the aggregate site is affiliated) to the performerscomputer via the network; or by alternative means such as personalcommunication with a human monitor providing aggregation links to theaggregate site as described above. Once the aggregate site is notifiedof the compliance, the aggregate site (via, e.g., a human monitor, anapplication maintained by the aggregate site, or other desired means)establishes an aggregation link as described above, and provides theaggregation link to the aggregate site in order to afford access to theperformers performance in an available window on the aggregate site.

According to further specific embodiments, a third party, such as amanaging studio with which a performer is employed or otherwiseaffiliated, can contact the aggregate site as described above, i.e., toadvise the aggregate site that the performer will comply with theperformance criterion immediately or within an indicated time. The thirdparty can thus, in various embodiments, contact the aggregate site asdescribed above, such as by activating an appropriate tab, button orother feature on a display provided to the third party.

In additional particular embodiments, a performer provides to theaggregate site a premium (e.g., a monetary payment or any other exchangeof value) in order to modify the position of the display of herperformance, or indicia of her performance such as a thumbnail, etc., onthe aggregate site vis a vis other performances or link to suchperformances. In very particular embodiments, the greater the value ofthe premium provided by the performer to the aggregate site, the morefavorable the position, size or other beneficial attribute of thedisplay of her performance on the aggregate site. Such favorablepositions can include, for example, positions closer to a performancewindow 32 in an enlarged first position (e.g., upper left) on a displayon the aggregate site, or doser to a first page when the aggregate siteprovides multiple pages each presenting a plurality of performancewindows 32. In some preferred embodiments, the performer provides apremium to the providers of the aggregation website for the purpose ofdisplaying advertising for the performer's upcoming performance(s) thatmeet the performance criteria or criterion, such as, for example when heor she will next be “nude now”.

According to further embodiments of the present invention, a performerprovides a premium to the aggregate site in order for her performance tobe placed on the aggregate site upon compliance with a performancecriterion. In more specific embodiments, the performer's performance isadded to a plurality of aggregate sites at which the performer desiresto appear upon compliance with appropriate performance criteriaassociated with such aggregate sites, either upon payment of a singlefee or upon payment of a fee for each separate aggregate site.

Various of the foregoing embodiments aggregate performances obtainedfrom and originally displayed on, or accessible via link from, on one ormore sites that afford access to a plurality of performances, such asMyFreeCams.com®, Live Jasmine®, etc. Performances can also be aggregatedfrom sites maintained, operated or utilized by individual performers,such as models, actresses (e.g., “JaneDoe.com”), musicians, singers,etc. Combinations of the foregoing are also within the scope of thepresent invention. Thus, in some other embodiments of the invention,instead of providing a user with aggregated access to performances ofperformers that are “nude now” at an one or more aggregation sites,users may be provided with aggregated access to performances meeting oneor more other criteria such as persons broadcasting their live travelnow from their mobile cams, or persons providing live guitar lessonsnow, or persons providing live poker play now, etc.

The foregoing embodiments of methods according to the invention make useof observers (e.g., humans or bots or other automated means) todetermine compliance with performance criteria. Alternative methodsaccording to the present invention afford direct linkage from aperformer's performance site to an aggregate site. In such embodiments,the performer himself or herself establishes an aggregation link to thelink associated with her performance when she determines that theperformance meets or will meet the performance criterion, and thenprovides the aggregation link to an aggregate site. In more specificembodiments, the performer determines that the performance meets theperformance criterion or will meet the performance criterion within aspecified time interval, and then establishes the aggregation link asdescribed.

Methods according to the invention can be used to display any type oflive performance for which aggregation at an aggregate site is desired,and employ any desired performance criterion or criteria. Non-limitingexemplary types of performance include dances; dramatic performances(e.g., plays, readings of prose or poetical works); musical performances(e.g., singing, playing musical instruments); consultations byprofessionals, such as legal professionals (e.g., attorneys,paralegals), financial professionals (e.g., accountants, tax preparers),medical professionals (e.g., doctors, nurses), gaming performances, suchas live video gaming, gambling performances, such as poker play; and thelike, such performances being made by single performers or groups of twoor more performers. Non-limiting exemplary performance criteria includephysical characteristics (e.g., eye color, hair color, hair length,race, ethnicity, age, sex, physical measurements such as height, weightand bust size, alone or in combination); performance type (e.g., playingguitar); professional specialization (e.g., corporate law, patent law,bankruptcy law, internal medicine, pediatrics); and performanceactivity, such as broadcasting travel via mobile phone cam, or remoteshopping or travel assistance as described, for example, in U.S.Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/626,343 filed Sep. 22, 2011and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/626,787 filed Oct.3, 2011 (the entire disclosures of each of the foregoing patentapplications and patent are incorporated by reference as if fully setforth herein).

For example, if the performer herself establishes an aggregation link tothe aggregate site (i.e., self-populates the aggregation site), thusmaking her performance, or part thereof, visible on additional sites(such as one or more aggregate sites), she may be considered thedistributor or producer of her performance as provided by 2257Regulations with respect to the performance content make visible at suchaggregate site(s). To comply with the 2257 Regulations, a producer oflive performance content that is subject to the 2257 Regulations (suchas live performance content containing sexually explicit depictions)must affix or associate a compliance statement as specified by the 2257with the subject content and the producer must update the producersrecords which are required to be maintained pursuant to the 2257 Recordsto reflect the creation and distribution of the subject performancecontent (e.g., by addition of the URL(s) of the aggregate site at whichthe live subject content is displayed, a unique identifier of theperformance, date of production, copy of the depiction, etc., to therecords maintained by the producer of the live performances subject tothe 2257 Regulations). Thus, in some preferred embodiments, when theperformer self-populates the aggregation site with an aggregation linkto her performance, she also triggers the functionality of an automatic§ 2257 compliance system that updates a record system and provides anappropriate compliance statement that is displayed at the aggregationsite(s), in accordance with the methods disclosed in the foregoingpatent applications and patent.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A method of aggregating displays of liveperformances into an aggregation site on a network, the liveperformances originating from at least one performance site on anetwork, the method comprising the steps of: i) establishing performancecriterion upon which at least one streaming website performance will beselected for aggregation onto a site on the network, ii) streaming atleast one streaming website performance originating from at least onewebsite on a network, the at least one streaming website performancebeing associated with a link to access the at least one performance onthe network, iii) detecting a signal at a monitoring site in response toan indication that the at least one streaming website performance meetsthe performance criterion, and iv) making available, in response to thesignal, the link associated with the at least one streaming websiteperformance meeting the performance criterion into an aggregation siteon a network, wherein steps (ii) and (iv) are carried out in conjunctionwith a processor that is operatively coupled to a memory for displayingthe at least one streaming website performance and for storing the linkon the aggregation site on the network.
 2. The method of claim 1 whereinin step i) the performance criterion is selected from the groupconsisting of physical characteristics, performance type, professionalspecialization, and performance activity.
 3. The method of claim 1includes associating an advertisement with the performance criterion. 4.The method of claim 1 wherein in step ii) the at least one performanceis selected from the group consisting of an event at least one personengaged in an activity.
 5. The method of claim 1 wherein step iii) iscarried out by a human observer at the monitoring site.
 6. The method ofclaim 5 wherein step iv) is carried out by the human observer.
 7. Anapparatus that aggregates displays of performances into an aggregationsite on a network, the performances originate from at least oneperformance site on a network, comprising: i) a processor that receivesinput that establishes performance criterion upon which at least onestreaming website performance is selected for aggregation onto a site onthe network, ii) transmission of a stream of at least one streamingwebsite performance originating from at least one performance website onthe network, the at least one streaming website performance beingassociated by a processor with a link to access the at least oneperformance on the network, iii) detection with the processor a signalat a monitoring site in response to an indication that the at least onestreaming website performance meets the performance criterion, and iv)an aggregation site on a network act on, in response to the signal, thelink associated with the at least one streaming website performancemeeting the performance criterion, wherein steps (ii) and (iv) arecarried out in conjunction with a processor that is operatively coupledto a memory for displaying the at least one streaming websiteperformance and for storing the link on the aggregation site on thenetwork.
 8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein in the performancecriterion is selected from the group consisting of physicalcharacteristics, performance type, professional specialization, andperformance activity.
 9. The apparatus of claim 7 includes anadvertisement associated with the performance criterion.
 10. Theapparatus of claim 7 wherein the at least one performance is selectedfrom the group consisting of an event at least one person engaged in anactivity.
 11. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein detection is carried outby a human observer at the monitoring site.
 12. The apparatus of claim 7wherein aggregation is carried out by a human observer.
 13. Anon-transient computer readable media containing instructions that whenexecuted, implements a method of aggregating displays of performancesinto an aggregation site on a network, the performances originating fromat least one performance site on a network, the method comprising thesteps of: i) establishing performance criterion upon which at least onestreaming website performance will be selected for aggregation onto asite on a network, ii) streaming at least one streaming websiteperformance originating from at least one performance website on anetwork, the at least one streaming website performance being associatedwith a link to access the at least one performance on the network, iii)detecting a signal at a monitoring site in response to an indicationthat the at least one streaming website performance meets theperformance criterion, and iv) establishing, in response to the signal,the link associated with the at least one streaming website cameraperformance meeting the performance criterion into an aggregation siteon a network, wherein steps (ii) and (iv) are carried out in conjunctionwith a processor that is operatively coupled to a memory for displayingthe at least one streaming website performance and for storing the linkon the aggregation site on the network.
 14. The non-transient computerreadable media containing instructions that when executed, implementsinstructions for the method of claim 13 wherein in step i) theperformance criterion is selected from the group consisting of physicalcharacteristics, performance type, professional specialization, andperformance activity.
 15. The non-transient computer readable mediacontaining instructions that when executed, implements instructions forthe method of claim 13 that includes associating an advertisement withthe performance criterion.
 16. The non-transient computer readable mediacontaining instructions that when executed, implements instructions forthe method of claim 13 wherein in step ii) the at least one performanceis selected from the group consisting of an event at least one personengaged in an activity.
 17. The non-transient computer readable mediacontaining instructions that when executed, implements instructions forthe method of claim 13 wherein step iii) is carried out by a humanobserver at the monitoring site.
 18. The non-transient computer readablemedia containing instructions that when executed, implementsinstructions for the method of claim 13 wherein step iv) is carried outby a human observer.